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Go With His Horse. A phrase signifying that the 

 rider should give himself up completely to the motion and 

 spirit of his horse, on the great strides of the finish. 



G-odoIpliin Arabian. One of the three famous horses 

 upon which rests the foundation of the modern English thor- 

 oughbred. ]le was a brown bay, stood about 15 hands high, 

 with an unusually high crest, arched almost to a fault. lie was 

 probably foaled about 172-1 ; and although called an Arabian, 

 w^as unquestionably a Barb. Said to have been imported into 

 England from France, and it is said he had actually been in use 

 as a cart horse in the streets of Paris, from which ignoble posi- 

 tion he was rescued by Mr. Coke, who presented him to Mr. 

 Williams, keej^er of the St. James Coffee House, by whom he 

 was presented to Lord Godolphin, hence his name. He died at 

 Gogmagog, Cambridgeshire, in 1753, being, as is supposed, in 

 his twenty-ninth year. Despite his unknown blood and breed- 

 ing, it is generally conceded that he contributed more to the 

 quality of the thoroughbred horse, than any other stallion 

 either before or since his time. 



Going for the Gloves. Betting with utter disregard 

 to means of payment. 



Going" Within Himself. When a horse is making 



high speed w4th perfect ease, he is said to be " going within 



himself." 



Gameness and condition and all that won't prevail over a competitor 

 tliat can throw dust In your eyes while going within himself.— 

 Training the Trotting Horse, Charles Marvin. 



Good Breaker. A horse so trained that he recovers 

 quickly in breaking ; one which instantly settles to his gait 

 after a misstep in which he breaks. 

 Wedgewood was a good breaker. — Life with the Trotters, John Splan. 



Good Day, Good Track. When a match is made 

 " good day, good track," it means that all the conditions must 

 be favorable or the race will not take place. Not only must 

 the weather be fair but the track also must be in good condi- 

 tion. Even if the day be pleasant, and a rain on the previous 

 day has rendered the track soft or unfit for the race, the match 

 cannot occur. 



Good Hands. [Eq.] Good hands in horsemanship 



may be described as the happy art of using the reins so as to 



restrain the horse by delicate manipulation and not by mere 



hauling at the mouth, and to enable the rider to conform to 



the movements of his mount in the best possible manner. 



A very essential requisite in every man, in order to become a good 

 horseman and rider, is tiie quality known as good hands; witliout 

 this, most bits on awkward liorses "are ineffectual. Good hands with 



